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Do you hear the oxen, Clarice?

For those who want to hear a fraction of what an appropriations bill mark up is like here in Cap City, click right here to hear funding for Greensboro’s Sit In museum get rebuffed.

Yes, there’s a lot of dead air at the end as votes get counted.

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Chewie said:

Thanks for posting that. It's embarrassing.

Are you sure those are the real politicians, not ridiculous character actors?

Now I wish I lived anywhere else.

Mark Binker said:

No, those are the real deal.

Now, imagine that going on for, like, all day and you'll know why government reporters drink.

RH said:

A very revealing post, thanks!

The politics aside, 'sounds to me the State needs to take some of that money and hire an audio engineer. Geez.....

Steve Flynn said:

get a load of all that laughter from the good old boyz. is it any wonder our black citizens might feel disrespected? and have legitimate reasons to feel that the Voting Right Act has turned out to have been a bill of goods? the struggle continues

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